Role: Store / Warehouse Operative
Location: Brize Norton and RAF Fairford
Duration: 6 months
Role Type: Onsite
Salary: Depending on experience
We are recruiting for a globally renowned aerospace client, who is seeking a Stores Operatives to join the C-17 Field Operations Team, providing on-site support to the Royal Air Force C-17 customer at Brize Norton. These roles are offered on a six-month fixed-term contract, with the potential for extension.
The client’s team at Brize Norton plays a critical role in delivering real-time, time-sensitive support to C-17 operations. Working closely with the operational maintenance teams, Stores Operatives will support tooling and spares activities at a locally deployed site near the Main Operating Base, ensuring continued aircraft availability and operational sustainability for the C-17 Globemaster III fleet.
Key Responsibilities:
* Provide retail tooling and spares support at a locally deployed site in support of ongoing operations
* Control, issue, and receive high volumes of hand tools, test equipment, and FLAP/POL items
* Conduct full tool control checks at the start and end of each shift
* Inspect tool kits for serviceability and arrange replacement or replenishment as required
* Manage consumable tooling and loan equipment to other Brize Norton units
* Support maintenance teams with spares queries and face-to-face support
* Track, package, and manage parts movements locally, including requisition status for C-17 and customer-owned parts
* Operate material handling equipment, including forklifts and company vehicles, to move parts on site
* Provide AOG support both locally and globally as required
* Work independently when required, adhering to safety and procedural standards
Essential Requirements:
* Eligibility to obtain UK Security Clearance
* Full UK driving licence
* Ability to carry out manual handling tasks safely and operate material handling equipment
Desirable Experience:
* Valid civilian forklift counterbalance and reach truck licences
* Knowledge of COSHH regulations
* Understanding of FOD prevention and airworthiness implications
* Familiarity with airworthiness maintenance processes and aviation engineering standing orders
Working Pattern:
* Shift-based role operating on-site at a locally deployed location near Brize Norton
Sadly, sponsorship cannot be offered for this role.